Hi, welcome to the group! First off, don't panic. If they appear to be
otherwise healthy, the most important things are a low stress
environment and a high quality diet. My Harley & Milkdud each lived 4.5
years after I adopted them, in generally good health until the virus
changed to its active form. Brock only lived a year and a half (but he
was probably close to 5 when he died). All were doing great until 10
days to 3 months before they died. Harley did have a severe upper
respiratory infection (10 days in the hospital) 2 months before he got
cancer, but those 2 months between, he was a happy boy, his usual
rambunctious self, causing all kinds of mischief. All 3 got cancer in
the end - 2 lymphoma, and Harley's was an inoperable tumor that started
in the middle ear and spread down to his jaw.
Brock had a heart condition and was on 5 prescription meds plus 2
supplements for that. I gave lysine when Harley got his upper
respiratory infection, but I'm not sure it did much. I think I gave it
to Brock also. He lived with Harley, but never got the infection. I
will always wonder if Brock might have been the source. But it was 2-3
months between the time I adopted Brock and Harley got the URI. Mice
would get in sometimes, and a week or two before Harley got sick, he
caught a chipmunk in the garage.
Some lucky FeLV+ cats live 10-12 years. I have had 2 vets say they see
an average survival of 2.5 years, with a range from 6 months to 10+ years.
Marsha
On 6/5/2016 7:51 PM, Realissa Dekraunti wrote:
Hi everybody. Thank you for accepting me in this group. I am just too
devastated to think straight. I rescued two cats in October and I
found out two days ago that they are both Felv positive. We did an
Elisa test on Thursday, and it came back positive, and an IFA that
confirmed the positive results. I live in LA and I don't know what to
do, where to go, if there is alternative medicine. I love these two
cats more than I could ever imagine and it is breaking my heart. Any
input, help, direction you could give me, would be incredibly
appreciated. They are FIV negative but FELV positive. I have heard
there is a medicine called LTCI but that it is very expensive. I am
also heard of Virbagen Omega, L Lysin, Interfone. There is so much
info that I am overwhelmed.
to add some information.
Date of birth: May 7, 2015
ELISA "snap" test at Animal Wellness Center: June 25, 2015 (age: 7
weeks). Results: weak positive for FeLV
IFA confirming test at Animal Wellness Center: June 30, 2015 (age: 7
weeks, 5 days). Results: negative
ELISA "snap" test at Animal Wellness Center: August 1, 2015 (age: 12
weeks, 2 days). Results: weak positive for FeLV
ELISA in-lab test at Animal Wellness Center (sent to IDEXX): August
13, 2015 (age: 14 weeks). Results: negative
June 1, 2016 ELISA test both came positive
June 2, 2016 IFA both came Felv positive FIV negative
Thanks a lot
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